Do my credentials cause me to fight harder for you? No, of course not…

Do my credentials act as tools, allowing me to fight SMARTER for you? Absolutely.

Work of Note

Deputy District Attorney, Clark County District Attorney’s Office, 1998 — 2005

• Appellate Team
• Criminal Prosecution Team
• Special Victim’s Unit / Domestic Violence Detail
• Civil Forfeiture Team
• Special Assignments Team

Academy: Basic and Advanced Constitutional Law
Instructor at Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD)
Instructor at LVMPD In-Service Training, Forfeiture Law and Practice
Instructor  at LVMPD In-Service Training, Search and Seizure
Instructor at Law Enforcement POST Academy, Investigating Stalking Cases

Bar Admissions

State of Nevada
Nevada Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
State of Oregon
Oregon Supreme Court

Education

Willamette University College of Law, Salem, Oregon
Juris Doctorate, 1996

• Board of Trustees College of Law Committee
• Grievance Board Officer
• Mediator, Marion County, 1996

Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
Bachelor of Science, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Bar Association, 1998 – Present
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2005 — present
Nevada State Bar Consumer Protection Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, 2003 — 2005
Southern Nevada Attorney Discipline Board, 1999 — present
Oregon State Bar Client Security Fund Committee, 1997-1998
Roster of Neutrals for mediation of eminent domain litigation, 1997
International Right of Way Association, 1996 — 1997
Alpha Phi Sigma, Criminal Justice Honor Society, 1991 — 1992

“Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence.”